The Benefits of Mobile Computing

There has never been a better time to put mobile computing to work for your organization. Just as cell phones have become a necessity for mobile professionals, access to data is quickly becoming a critical element in today's competitive market. Wireless telecommunication vendors now offer cost effective ways to provide high speed connections from the client's office or the front seat of a vehicle. 


3 Key Benefits


1) Improved decision making: 


Mobile Computing lets you conduct business at the point of activity. The ability to collect, access and evaluate critical business information quickly and accurately means better decision making that can have a far-reaching effect on your company's ability to compete successfully 


2) Increased productivity and reduced costs: 


Mobile computing can lead to increased individual productivity, increased sales per sales person, more service calls per repair person, less time spent by professionals on administrative work, and much more--all of which ultimately translates into higher sales at lower cost. And, on-the-spot invoice production in service vehicles can lead to shorter payment cycles and better cash flow. 


3) Improved customer relations: 


The success of a business can often be measured by its ability to satisfy customers. Mobile computers gives your field worker the ability to answer customer questions, check order status and provide other services anytime their customers need them from wherever they happen to be. 


Cost Effectiveness Paybacks for mobile computing investments can often be measured in months. For example, look at a typical service technician. With mobile computing it is very common to save an hour or more per day by simply eliminating the need to go to the office in the morning or return in the evening. Assuming that a technician bills out at $85 per hour you would be able to increase monthly revenues by approximately $1870 per month (22 days x $85 per hour). 


Mobile professionals who bill out at higher hourly rates could see a 100% return on investment in as little as two months. With New Image CRM it is not unusual for mobile users to experience savings of 20-40 hrs per month. 


This same math would apply to a sales force. To outfit a mobile sales professional with a computer, modem, and software would require an initial investment of around $4,000. Real world experience has demonstrated savings of 20-40 hours per month per salesperson. If this time is used to get in front of more prospects or provide better service to existing clients it could have an enormous impact on your bottom line!

10 Benefits of Mobile Devices for Learning

Today’s mobile devices can handle a majority of tasks that teachers require and students expect from personal computers (PCs). However, there are many distinct advantages that are unique to mobile devices.


Benefits of mobile devices include:

• Portable: Mobile devices are small and lightweight, and can be easily carried by anyone. Inside, outside, to the library, anywhere.
• Low Cost: As compared to PCs, mobile devices are less expensive. (Note: PCs can usually accomplish many more tasks, such as spreadsheets, that are difficult to perform on a mobile device.)
• Energy Efficient: Mobile devices require less power to run than PCs.
• Connected: Most mobile devices come with bluetooth or wi-fi as part of their standard configuration.
• Rugged: All mobile devices come with a solid state disk drive, rather than moving disk drive, and can handle accidental drops and misuse.
• Personal: No other technology creates such a unique, 1-to-1 feeling with the user than a mobile device. As a result, many teachers have seen greater student engagement with mobile devices for learning.
• Cool: …as in, “that’s cool!” Ask any kid if they’d like to learn on a computer or an iPad/iPhone.

• Delightful: You can touch the screen, manipulate objects, pinch and zoom. You can hold a device in all different directions and even shake it. You can use it on a desk, play with it on the floor, in bed, on the couch or in the car.
• Special Needs: Apps can handle special needs in a variety of manners: language, audio, video, colors.
• Effective: PBS found that an iPod app can increase vocabulary knowledge by as much as 31 percent.1

What benefits have you experienced? Post your thoughts in the comments.